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September 13, 2023 - Two new large fires were reported yesterday, one in Texas and one in Washington. Currently, 71 large wildfires have burned 466,092 acres in 12 states. About 11,000 wildland firefighters and support personnel are assigned to incidents across the nation. This includes 202 crews, 544 engines, 96 helicopters, and 20 incident management teams.
To date, 42,173 wildfires have burned 2,195,685 acres. As we head into fall, please remember to recreate responsibly. Have spark arresters on equipment and vehicles like chain saws, motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles. Exhaust systems on any vehicle can easily ignite vegetation, so drive and park in designated areas keeping off and away from dry grass and brush. Enjoy your public lands and protect them by doing your part to prevent wildfires.
The predictive services staff at the National Interagency Coordination Center released the National Significant Wildland Fire Potential Outlook for September through December. The current wildland fire potential outlook and the monthly seasonal outlook podcast is also available.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) continues to work with state and local agencies in Hawai‘i. Some national parks in Hawai‘i have been affected by wildfires. For the latest on closure status, recovery, and travel please visit: Wildfires affecting Hawaii - Hawai'i (U.S. National Park Service) (nps.gov).
Widespread showers and scattered are forecast across the greater Four Corners area into much of Oklahoma and central Texas, with the focus for the heaviest rain shifting into the Texas Panhandle and north Texas. Cooler than normal temperatures with afternoon relative humidity above 30% will continue along with below normal temperatures. A cold front will move off the East and Gulf Coasts during the day, with widespread thunderstorms and showers for the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast but only isolated thunderstorms likely near the front in the Lower Mississippi Valley and along the Gulf and Southeast Coasts. A cold front will move through the northern Intermountain West, with west to northwest post-frontal winds developing over portions of the northern Great Basin. Isolated to scattered thunderstorms are likely near the front in portions of eastern Idaho into Montana and Wyoming. Dry northeasterly winds will develop overnight across northwest California and west of the Cascades in Oregon as a thermal trough develops along the coast. Fair relative humidity recovery is likely with maximums 30-60% for mid-slopes and ridges along with gusts up to 35 mph in areas favored by northeast winds in northwest California and southwest Oregon.
Number of new large fires or emergency response * New fires are identified with an asterisk |
2 | States currently reporting large fires: |
Number of active large fires Total does not include individual fires within complexes. |
71 | |
Acres from active fires | 466,092 | |
Fires contained | 5 |
Year-to-date statistics
2023 (1/1/23-9/13/23) | Fires: 42,173 | Acres: 2,195,685 |
2022 (1/1/22-9/13/22) | Fires: 50,691 | Acres: 6,717,555 |
2021 (1/1/21-9/13/21) | Fires: 44,461 | Acres: 5,567,600 |
2020 (1/1/20-9/13/20) | Fires: 42,109 | Acres: 6,068,370 |
2019 (1/1/19-9/13/19) | Fires: 36,589 | Acres: 4,278,567 |
2018 (1/1/18-9/13/18) | Fires: 47,668 | Acres: 7,210,876 |
2017 (1/1/17-9/13/17) | Fires: 48,607 | Acres: 8,343,467 |
2016 (1/1/16-9/13/16) | Fires: 42,791 | Acres: 4,778,869 |
2015 (1/1/15-9/13/15) | Fires: 45,491 | Acres: 8,754,359 |
2014 (1/1/14-9/13/14) | Fires: 39,323 | Acres: 2,824,933 |
2013 (1/1/13-9/13/13) | Fires: 37,546 | Acres: 4,025,034 |
10-year average Year-to-Date
2013-2022 | Fires: 43,399 | Acres: 5,821,384 |
Source: NIFC